Ghana Rural Population 1960-2023

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Ghana rural population for 2021 was 13,794,798, a 0.51% increase from 2020.
  • Ghana rural population for 2020 was 13,725,263, a 0.57% increase from 2019.
  • Ghana rural population for 2019 was 13,646,945, a 0.61% increase from 2018.
  • Ghana rural population for 2018 was 13,564,560, a 0.65% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Rural Population
India 909,384,771
Pakistan 144,765,164
Indonesia 116,919,988
Bangladesh 103,398,765
Nigeria 100,840,661
Egypt 62,430,223
Vietnam 60,379,495
Philippines 59,577,632
Kenya 37,902,724
Myanmar 36,879,663
Sudan 29,406,434
Sri Lanka 17,977,378
Uzbekistan 17,308,463
Ghana 13,794,798
Morocco 13,323,470
Ukraine 13,244,273
Cambodia 12,496,843
Cameroon 11,383,170
Angola 11,227,528
Zambia 10,672,830
Papua New Guinea 8,610,641
Lao PDR 4,682,315
Honduras 4,215,972
Kyrgyz Republic 4,206,064
Tunisia 3,692,618
Bolivia 3,566,464
Nicaragua 2,789,745
Mauritania 2,024,451
Republic of Congo 1,850,943
El Salvador 1,634,233
Lesotho 1,608,881
Moldova 1,490,716
Georgia 1,488,191
West Bank and Gaza 1,132,085
Mongolia 1,045,010
Timor-Leste 902,269
Eswatini 901,726
Solomon Islands 529,982
Bhutan 443,105
Djibouti 240,823
Vanuatu 237,230
Cabo Verde 193,416
Micronesia 87,034
Kiribati 56,273
Sao Tome and Principe 55,614
Ghana Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 13,794,798 42.02 0.51%
2020 13,725,263 42.65 0.57%
2019 13,646,945 43.29 0.61%
2018 13,564,560 43.94 0.65%
2017 13,477,013 44.59 0.77%
2016 13,373,618 45.25 0.88%
2015 13,255,803 45.91 0.92%
2014 13,134,146 46.58 0.98%
2013 13,006,395 47.25 1.03%
2012 12,872,599 47.93 1.05%
2011 12,737,660 48.61 1.05%
2010 12,605,012 49.29 1.10%
2009 12,467,646 49.97 1.18%
2008 12,320,920 50.65 1.23%
2007 12,169,718 51.33 1.29%
2006 12,014,037 52.01 1.34%
2005 11,854,093 52.69 1.38%
2004 11,691,469 53.37 1.40%
2003 11,528,389 54.05 1.47%
2002 11,359,994 54.73 1.52%
2001 11,188,148 55.40 1.45%
2000 11,026,644 56.07 1.20%
1999 10,895,486 56.82 1.10%
1998 10,776,303 57.58 1.10%
1997 10,658,671 58.35 1.06%
1996 10,546,524 59.10 1.03%
1995 10,438,910 59.86 1.06%
1994 10,328,462 60.61 1.14%
1993 10,211,867 61.36 1.25%
1992 10,085,189 62.10 1.30%
1991 9,954,453 62.83 1.38%
1990 9,817,947 63.56 1.46%
1989 9,675,863 64.28 1.46%
1988 9,536,003 65.00 1.40%
1987 9,403,191 65.71 1.34%
1986 9,278,454 66.41 1.28%
1985 9,160,664 67.10 1.27%
1984 9,045,005 67.79 2.18%
1983 8,849,724 68.16 2.79%
1982 8,606,362 68.39 2.67%
1981 8,379,556 68.61 2.56%
1980 8,167,679 68.84 2.66%
1979 7,952,955 69.06 2.78%
1978 7,734,556 69.29 2.75%
1977 7,524,586 69.51 2.65%
1976 7,327,930 69.73 2.57%
1975 7,141,891 69.95 2.58%
1974 6,960,247 70.17 2.57%
1973 6,783,623 70.39 2.55%
1972 6,613,111 70.61 2.47%
1971 6,451,454 70.83 2.44%
1970 6,295,667 71.04 1.97%
1969 6,172,676 71.53 1.63%
1968 6,072,855 72.14 1.59%
1967 5,976,874 72.75 1.60%
1966 5,881,938 73.34 1.62%
1965 5,787,273 73.93 1.64%
1964 5,692,863 74.51 1.64%
1963 5,600,022 75.09 1.66%
1962 5,508,076 75.65 1.66%
1961 5,417,293 76.20 2.11%
1960 5,304,446 76.75 %